CVE-2010-1236

Public Exploit

Description

The protocolIs function in platform/KURLGoogle.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r55822, as used in Google Chrome before 4.1.249.1036 and Flock Browser 3.x before 3.0.0.4112, does not properly handle whitespace at the beginning of a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted javascript: URL, as demonstrated by a \x00javascript:alert sequence.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=41244
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14067 signature vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/03/stable-channel-update.html
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35948
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://flock.com/security/
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=37383 exploit
http://codereview.chromium.org/858001

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1236?
CVE-2010-1236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1236?
To fix CVE-2010-1236, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1236 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1236 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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